On Friday, September 19, 2025, Mary’s Place and Mercy Housing Northwest broke ground on a bold new project in Burien: a campus that combines emergency family shelter and permanently affordable housing on one campus, serving as a model for addressing homelessness here and across the country.

Since 2018, Mary’s Place has operated a family shelter in a former hospital at this location, serving hundreds of families in crisis. Now, with this redevelopment, the site will transform into a vibrant community that not only provides immediate shelter and services, but also creates long-term housing opportunities—all in one place.

At the heart of this project is a vision: to address the crisis of family homelessness with equity, innovation, and community input. Community members and families with li

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